Dark Souls is a game you should play, or maybe not… .
While I think Dark Souls is the best ever made, or at the very least the best game made since Ocarina of Time, I cannot recommend this game to everyone.
Dark Souls will crush your balls into a powder and mix it in with your tears and drink it. It’s harsh and brutal at times. If you are unfamiliar with Dark Souls or have not played it yet, nothing can really prepare the level of difficulty and challenge you will face. You may say to yourself “I’ve played hard games before what’s the big deal?” Dark Souls is at a level of difficulty that is hard to perceive based on prior experiences with video games.
Sure there are harder games out there, the difference is Dark Souls is always fair. You die in Dark Souls because you fucked up. Other hard games (for example the new Ninja Gaiden 2) are hard because there are unavoidable cheap tactics by the enemies. Dark Souls challenges you to get better at the game. You will die over and over, but then it will click. You will figure it out and win. You will have a feeling of accomplishment that almost feels like a rush. “I did it!”
And when you think you have a part figured out you can still fuck up if you are not careful. That’s what I love about Dark Souls it remains a challenge even after you have it all figured out.
I think everyone should try this game. You should also have your friends over and watch you play. Or watch your friends play. Trust me seeing someone being tortured by Dark Souls is freakin amusing as hell. Be warned, Dark Souls is not for those who give up on games at the first sign of frustration. You will get frustrated. You will want to smash your controller and tv at some points. However, that is the point of this game. It designed to frustrate you off. Darks Souls as a game is quite aware of this fact. This is what makes the Dark Souls playing experience different than the typical game with a harder difficulty setting. Those other games just have parts that are difficult or is artificially difficult because of a combination of game mechanics working against you in way that does not seem intended.
Dark Souls is designed to be hard. Each encounter teaches you something about the game, a lesson you need to learn so you can use later. Darks Souls will give you a quiz you many times then present to later with a test. If you passed the quiz with an “A” you will do well on the test; you correctly learned everything you needed. If you failed the quiz, ironic that is helpful too. It means you need to learn something.
However, in Dark Souls it’s when you pass the quiz with a “C” or “D” that Dark Souls rips you to pieces. You got the victory but did not learn everything. When that test comes up this is when you will punch a fucking hole in the wall!
On certain parts of my first playthrough of Dark Souls I was screaming so much my throat was sore. But it’s okay! There are other people experiencing the same pain you are. You are not alone in your agony, due to how online play works. You can see other players working on the same stuff you are as “ghostly spirits.”
It’s such a good game with smart design and great level design. Definitely a must play in my book. But if you are unfamiliar with Dark Souls (which nothing can really prepare you for it anyway) you really don’t know what you are getting yourself. That is until start working your way through tutorial level.
That’s right the tutorial level! The first things you do in the game that teach you the controls and how to play will destroy you.
Crazy glitch I found in Skyrim where when you get off your horse it goes flying off into the distance. This game is buggy as hell. Patch it please Bethesda!
The new price tag is $169. Which I have stated should of been around that price from the get go. Seriously it makes no sense to charge someone $250 for something they already have. But Dave it’s in 3D! Functionality wise it does nothing more than the DS I bought years ago for $140.
So why would one pay the price of PS3 to play games on a tiny ass screen, when I already have a tiny ass screen system plays games just fine? If one has $250 it makes more sense to buy a Playstation 3 to get the best home console HD gaming experience available. Same issue I have with the PSP Vita. How much sense does it make to play watered down games on a tiny screen for around the same price a real console.
If you are the type that travels or commutes a lot or you are away from home a lot, I understand then. But, it makes no sense to be sitting at home playing a portable console. I think most people when they are at home they are playing their PS3 or Xbox 360 while the portable console sits on a shelf.
And people thought I was crazy when I made this argument about the price point of 3DS and PS Vita. But I am right. Nintendo now sees their mistake.
Why do they have to milk everything? I will never buy a new Capcom game from now on until it is two years old. You may have fooled me for the past 20 years, but no more man. So pissed! Go fuck yourself Capcom.
What am I pissed about? I paid 60 bucks for Marvel vs Capcom 3 earlier this year, and later this year Capcom is going to release Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3. I just hate console gaming even more now. This shit would never fly on PC. Buy another copy of the game just to get new characters. Why? Why didn’t just make the characters as a DLC patch? Oh right because then they would not be able to sell you unlocked features that are already present on the disc.
I did see this coming which why I never bought the DLC characters for MvC3, nor did I purchase Super Street Fighter 4 ( well I did know Capcom had the Arcade version in works, so I knew they would repackage it again). Still pissed though because I hate spending $60 games and not getting $60 bucks worth of value. Even more so when developers turn around and sell you an updated version of the game. Since that really says the original was an unfinished product. I take issue with purchasing unfinished products.
Finished my Alice Madness Returns playthrough three days ago
Youtube is being stupid by giving me errors every other video I post. So taking a while to the last videos post. Will post my review when I am done uploading the playthrough.
More adventures in Wonderland. Here I rage out in frustration of the game’s difficulty and stupid camera and odd game bug. This playthrough is really wearing on my patience. Chapter 3 and more will be uploaded later today.
My name is Dave. I'm aspiring to be a Video Game Designer. Lived in Maryland for most of my life. Currently reside in Greenbelt, MD.
My interest are games, World of Warcraft, The Legend of Zelda, poker, science, mathematics, socionics, animals, television, music, comics, and humor.
I am for equality and fairness for all no matter of race, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, religion, culture and economic background. I encourage tolerance and understanding of those that differ myself and others.
